Adorable Newscaster Cries On Air During Surprise Sharon Van Etten Set

When Campbell couldn’t make her show in Auckland, his friends at Campbell Live arranged for Van Etten to play a set on-air. At first “slightly bewildered,” the newscaster then spotted Van Etten on the feed, started giggling in disbelief, and repeated: “That’s Sharon Van Etten. That’s Sharon Van Etten.” He’d had no idea his coworkers knew how much he loved her, sputtering, “It was just my secret passion!”

“I just, I ah, I just love her music,” he said, trying to pull himself together. As the singer-songwriter began to play “Tarifa,” a heartbreaker from her recent album Are We There, he whispered: “I’m a bit overwhelmed by this.” John, please stop crying, you’re making me cry.

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